The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-10-27
THE PRESIDENT AND HIS WIFE.

THE PRESIDENT AND HIS WIFE.
AS to the President and Mrs. Cleve.
land, they undoubtedly received an
ovation, the rain, slush and mud not in
the least degree dampening the ardor of
the assembled multitude. Mrs. Cleye-
land, more than the President, was the
object Of all eyes. At the Capital City
Club reception she was the queenliest OF
queens. Among the guests, nine hum
dred in all and at least half ladies, not
one compared with Mrs. Cleveland in
beauty. Clad in a myrtle green plush
dress, trimmed with cream ecru lace, cut
modestly decollete back and front, with
out jewelry, save a baudeau OF brilliant
diamonds in her hair and on her bosom
brooch of precious stones, never did
woman possess handsomer or more cap
tiyating appearance. She is perfectly
lovely, being rather dark in coloring,
with brown hair and dark roguish eyes
looking brightly from beneath straight
eyebrows of black.
HOW MRS. CLEVELAND SHAKES HANDS.
Mrs. Cleveland's manner of shaking
ones hand is certainly attractive, to say
the least of it. She first glances into
your face, steps forward with the left foot,
catches good hold with her well.shaped
but large hand, and gives one q hearty
shake twice. With each shake she rests
her eyes upon your face and smiles
sweetly.
THE EXPOSITION.
The Exposition proper was an excellent
advertisement for Atlanta firms, the
main building having been mostly occu,,
pied with their displays. The mineral
display was probably the finest ever
Witnessed in the South, and fully dem.
onstrated the vast worth of the Piedmont
section. The cattle, poultry end other
displays were also good, but the display
made by the Augusta cotton factories
eclipsed all of the kind, and was proba.
bly, the most attractive display at the
Exposition. Mr.. Robert Schley had
charge of that display, having it arranged
symmetrically, and the thousands who
examined the goods from this city were
delighted and no less surprised at its
magni6cence.
THE MILITARY COLLAPSE.
The races were only ordinary, but the
most inferior portion of the entire Ex-
position was the military display. The
sham battle was fraud Of the first de-
gree, and the treatment of the visiting
military, only about 800 men, was not
worthy of commendation. They were
assembled at 9 o'clock in the morning on
! Marietta street and required to remain IN
their positions in drizzling rain almost
three hours before the march to the scene
of battle commenced Upon arriving on
the grounds the infantry was marched
around for an hour in mud ankle deep
before they were assigned to positions!
and the cavalry were marched around
the half-mile race track half q dozen
times in the drenching rain, awaiting
the commencement of maneuvres. Two
mortars from an adjoining bill threw
paper shells in the air, which exploded
about four hundred feet up, while two
cannon kept up firing. After the am;
munition for these was about exhausted
| the infantry was drawn up in one contln.
uous line and commenced frlng. Ihe
cavalry ran around the race track two OF
three times and discharged few pistols
and thus the battle closed.
But, of course, it was o great military
display, at least so say Atlantians. The
Augusta military companies we're DISCUS
ted, and more than one member took a
solemn oath never to visit Atlanta again
on a pleasure trip.